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There seems to be this false belief that if you get an education or a prestigious degree that you should be able to find or keep a job. Some advice: No degree or amount of experience can guarantee that you won’t be out on the street tomorrow. Your only security is in your skills, knowledge, AND your ability to market yourself effectively. It amazes me how many people have great resumes and totally bomb the interview. I’m a fairly low […]

Starting a business is not as hard as people make it. Nothing needs to be overly complicated. Success breaks down to 4 questions. 1. Have you identified a problem a customer wants to see solved? 2. Does your product/service solve this customer’s need? 3. If yes, do you have a viable and profitable business model? 4. Have you learned enough to go out and sell? That’s it. Simple. Find a customer with a need. Fill that need. Repeat. Profit$$$

As a supervisor I stand on the front line between upper management and the employees. It didn’t take long to identify a major flaw in our business relationship. Upper management wants the best employees available. Okay, that makes sense. Businesses strive for high achievers in the workforce, but what’s the reward for high achievers? Well, more work of course. And where does this work come from? It comes from the under achievers – the workers who are not doing their […]